General: The benches cleared after Fukuyama hit Ito with a pitch in the ninth inning and failed to remove his hat. Both sides were warned. Source: Nikkan Sports 5/23/2017

Rakuten: The Eagles won their third straight against the Buffaloes. … Karashima is 2-0 with a 2.48 ERA (0.87 WHIP) in two starts since his last loss on May 9. … Wheeler picked up his fourth modasho of the year, Ginji his fifth.

Orix: The Buffaloes dropped their sixth straight game game, They dropped their third straight against the Eagles. … Kaneko is 0-2 with a 5.49 ERA (1.53 WHIP) in three starts since his last win on May 25.